A couple of events were posted for 2008 that are worth noting. The first one — the !NYFISHFRY2008! — is scheduled for Sunday May 11. MM at MMolluskNYC posted more information, including boards scheduled to make an appearance, on the Ship & Grib blog.

Scheduled for September — the dates haven’t been set yet, and with everything going on in September you might as well block out the whole month — is the NY Surf Film Festival. The New York Surf Film Festival is an event consisting of three days of screenings of independent short and feature films, cult classics, and world premieres from established surf filmmakers. The official Website of the New York Surf Film Festival, www.NYSurfFilm.com will bring the festival experience to the surf community through the streaming of short films, current news, photos and box office information.

Tonigt at 8:00 p.m, THE BASTARDS OF BOOM, NANCY ATLAS and RED ROCK RETURN join forces at The Stephen Talkhouse, 161 Main Street, Amagansett, to FREE THE MONTAUK 8. Admission is $15 and the proceeds from this great night of music will be earmarked for use in the Surfrider Foundation, Eastern Long Island Chapter’s court battle to defend eight surfers who were ticketed for surfing at Montauk Point State Park.

Nellie is all over the place these days: reno’s, west coast trips, more reno’s, surfing up and down the coast, and always with a finger on the trigger. Click here for highlights from the Red Bull Triad NY Surf Series, won by Balaram Stack.

“The Best Laid Plans,” a film about surfing on the east coast, will screen at The Delancey tonight, Thursday, November 15th at 8pm. Featuring surfers Sam Hammer, Peter Mendia, Alek Parker, Aaron Cormican, CJ Hobgood, Asher Nolan, Ben Bourgeois, and many more. Live music by Death of Fashon. $5 at the door.

If you have plans to pick up some gear, eat some steaks with tomato and onions and creamy spinach, get some pizza, drink some tecate, or all or none of the above, be sure to stop by Grand Taste, Thurs. Nov 15th, Willyburg 6-9PM for Dalton Portella’s art opening.

If you absolutely refuse to venture west of the Suffolk/Nassau border, his work will also be on display at Applied Arts and Sylvester & Co in Amagansett, Sat Nov 10th 6-9PM.

There’s lots going on in and around the City this week, starting tonight:

Tonight (thanks for the heads up Michael):
Mark Jeremias and Jason Baffa’s ONE CALIFORNIA DAY will be screened at 7:30 and 9:30pm at the Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Avenue New York, NY 10003 USA, Telephone: (212) 505-5181. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance.

Tomorrow Night:
The Re*Generation Gallery is having a 2007 Auction and Benefit on November 7th, 2007 in support of National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. Featuring works by Thomas Campbell, Julie Goldstein, Greg Lamarche and more. Special DJ performance by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem. Location: Skylight / 275 Hudson St. NYC, from 7-10 PM.

Saturday Evening:
N’East Magazine is throwing an Issue 11 Release Party on Saturday, November 10th at “Surf Taco” in Jackson, New Jersey and you’re invited. See “Get in the Van” and other works by Joe Carter, and a photo slideshow by Ann Marie Coen. Lots of giveaways! Doors open at 9:30pm.

Like many Surfers here, September is my favorite month. The weather is (usually) perfect, the humidity disappears, the water stays warm, tropical swells come.

This past weekend was the NYBodyboard.com “NYBB” Pro, where Jeff Hubbard won again. There was also the Belmar Pro and the 15th annual Manasquan Longboard Classic in New Jersey. The Unsound Pro starts in Long Beach, NY tomorrow. Surfers Healing has three camps in the New York area and Wheels 2 Water has their annual Long Beach event this week as well.

In the land of the one day swell, there’s an awful lot going on for a bunch of surfers, many of whom were out catching waves while the city was under attack. Forever scarred in a different way, but still moving forward, giving back and coming back.

A slice of the pie in the faces of the pieces of shit who took many lives, but not the soul of this city and of the surfers that ride its waves.